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Christ's Fast: Temptation, Scripture, and the Limits of Austerity

By Joseph S. ExellSource: archive.org214 wordsAI-crafted by ChurchWiseAI

This fast illuminates six crucial truths about temptation and spiritual warfare.

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spiritual warfare scriptural authority inner transformation over external practice Christ's example as pattern the limits of religious discipline

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Matthew 4:2

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